Unix and Overlooked Pop Culture

Episode 42: The Sochi Olympics

10-02-2014

Russia has not been wtihout criticism regarding foeign and domestic policy, hence the controversy surrounding this year's Winter Olympics. For starters, there's a reason why people are using VPN's and proxies to bypass NBC in the United States.

One of the controversies involved № 135-FZ: Propaganda of Non-Traditional Sexual Relationships Among Minors, or the so called "anti-gay" law. Could a person be arrested for being gay? Truth be told, things are a bit more complicated.

The short story is that a person in theory can not be arrested due to sexual orientation, but they can get into trouble for promoing such lifestyles to minors. It's also interesting to note that same sex marriages are also prohibited.